Beijing Food-Beijing Peking duck
If you are a gourmand, coming to Beijing will never make you fell regret. It can meet all you requirements on food, whatever you want to eat! Chinese catering culture has had a long history. Through years’ development, the cooking methods of Chinese food have become more mature and various. There are 56 nationalities in China and different nationality has its own eating habit. As the capital of China, the people from different places of China converged in Beijing, at the same time, they brought in their own cooking style. So in Beijing you can taste different snacks from all over China with local characteristics.
Otherwise, if you are a vegetarian, you also can join our one day tour to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and the farmer food at the same time. The fresh wild vegetable and Chinese specialty bean curd must make you have a good appetite. If you like to enjoy a sumptuous meal with rich Beijing characteristics, Peking duck and mutton hotpot are good choices. Quanjude or Bianyifang restaurants and Donglaishun restaurant can provide you the most traditional dishes.
The most famous dishes in Beijing are Peking roast duck & Mongolian hot-pot. Besides, Beijing Dumplings and Noodles are famous too. As a matter of fact, Beijing is one of the largest cities in the world, where enjoys a big variety of all kinds of food, no matter what your taste is, you may find a proper restaurant to meet your demands here. In order to make you familiar with Beijing food well, here’re some detailed information about them:
Peking duck:
Also known as Beijing duck, it is the epitome of Beijing cuisine and is well know both home and abroad. The Peking duck must be Beijing white verity, and force-feeding method is used, so that the duck could weight to 3-3.5 kilos each when slaughtered, each duck could be sliced into 120 pieces.
The famous Peking Duck restaurants in Beijing are Quanjude (founded in 1864, the most famous of its kind in Beijing, but very touristy at present), Bianyifang (Founded in 1835, highly recommend) and Dadong ( new restaurant, good taste).
The place that offers the best Peking Duck is the Quan Ju De Restaurant, which has outlets at Qianmen, Hepingmen and Wangfujing. It was established 130 years ago.
At Quan Ju De, ducks are immersed in condinments unique to the restaurant and are roasted directly over flames stoked by fruittree wood. The best roasted duck is date-red, shining with oil, but with a crisp skin and tender meat.
The chef cuts the meat into thin slices at table. Then the meat is served with Chinese onions and special sauce.
Another famous restaurant offering Peking duck is the Bian Yi Fan (Cheap Restaurant), which opened in 1855, nine years earlier than Quan Ju De. At Bian Yi Fang, roasting is done in an enclosed container fueled with crop stalks.
Mongolian Hot Pot
Alongside Beijing Roast Duck, Mongolian Hot Pot is another great example of traditional Beijing cooking. Thin slices of various meats are dangled or placed in a boiling pot with various kinds of vegetables until they're done, and then eaten with special sauces and side dishes. This dish is especially favored during the cold season.
Bifengtang Prawns
This dish is prepared by frying prawns in oil until golden red. Then they are cooked with Hong Kong's Bifengtang (wind shelter) restaurant chain's special techniques. This dish is delicious and slightly spicy, with a pungent garlic aroma.
Gong Bao Ji Ding - Palace Chicken Cubes
Gong Bao Ji Ding is a spicy chicken dish with peanuts and other vegetables. For some reason this dish is never the same from one restaurant to another. Perhaps this adds to its appeal, as it is very popular with foreigners.
Tudou Zi - Shredded Potato
This dish is for potato lovers. The potatoes are stir-fried with green peppers and seasoning, and can be served hot or cold.
Beijing Resaurants for Muslims and VegetariansHongbinlou Restaurant
82 West Chang'an Ave.
Hours: 11:00-20:00
Tel: 86-10-6603 8460
Hongyunlou Restaurant
A2 Hujialou Beijie
Hours: 11:00-14:00 17:00-20:30
Tel: 86-10-6506 3291
Kaorouji Restaurant
14, Qianhaidongyan, Di'anmen Dajie
Hours: 9:30-13:30 17:30-20:30
Tel: 86-10-6404 2554
Muslim Baikui Century-old Restaurant
158 Jiaodaokou Dajie, Dongcheng District
Hours: 10:30-14:00 16:30-20:30
Tel: 86-10-6404 0967
Muslim Mansion Restaurant
B5 Dongheyan, Andingmenwai, Dongcheng District
Hours: 10:00-14:00 17:00-22:00
Tel: 86-10-6426 2990
Yongfenglou Restaurant
153 Qianmen Nandajie
Hours: 10:30-14:00 16:30-22:00
Tel: 86-10-6303 0775
Hongyun Restaurant
24 Yongdingmennei Dajie
Hours: 11:00-21:00
Tel: 86-10-67002 4679
Gong De Lin Vegetarian Restaurant
158 Qianmen Nandajie
Hours: 10:30-20:30
Tel: 86-10-6702 0867